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• The Industry Standard
• http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,14412,00.html?nl=int 

• ZDNet
• http://cgi.zdnet.com/slink?30669:4326407 

• Computer World
• http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000404D202 

Atom Films and IFilm Go Beyond the PC
Two Web sites that solicit and screen short films have deals to bring content to television and beyond.

• The Industry Standard
• http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,14283,00.html?nl=dnh 

B2B Exchange Madness
E-commerce was supposed to eliminate middlemen. But the emergence of business-to-business exchanges promising to streamline the process has created the need for yet another middleman.

• Forbes
• http://www.forbes.com/tool/html/00/Apr/0403/mu3.htm 

Can Napster's Week Get Any Worse?
Only a Netco could get smacked by both a rapper and an Ivy League university within two days.

• The Industry Standard
• http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,14346,00.html?nl=dnh 

Can Net markets survive the squeeze?
Industry giants are bullying their way into b-to-b ventures, but some independent exchanges find ways to prosper.

• Upside
• http://www.upside.com/News/38ee6a990.html 

How Much Should I Pay My Affiliates?
One query keeps rising to the top of Joel's email box: How much to pay affiliates? If only it were that simple. The answer, unfortunately, is: It depends. Joel takes a stab at demonstrating how some merchants have answered this question.

• ClickZ
• http://www.clickz.com/cgi-bin/gt/cj/am/am.html?article=1617 

Nexus from Affiliate Programs
If an online retailer runs an affiliate program, will that company have nexus for sales tax in any state in which affiliate program members are located? This is a chilling prospect for e-commerce, where affiliate programs are sometimes key elements of online marketing plans.

• E-Commerce Tax News
• http://www.ecommercetax.com/doc/040900.htm 

Safeguard ends stakes in B2B firms
Safeguard Scientifics, a venture capital company that invests in Internet businesses, said it will stop investing in business-to-business firms, according to reports.

• CNET
• http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-1674158.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..1007-200-1674158 

Survey Shows Few Trust Promises on Online Privacy
The Internet industry may believe that self-regulation is the best way to handle online privacy, but consumers apparently do not. According to a new survey by Odyssey, a market research firm, 82 percent of online households agree strongly or at least somewhat with the statement, "The government needs to step in and regulate how companies can use personal information."

• New York Times
• http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/04/biztech/articles/17data.html 

Worldwide retail Web exchange formed
Kmart and Target are part of a group of 11 leading retail companies from four countries forming a Web-based retail exchange with combined sales of $300 billion, the companies said today.

• CNET
• http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-1616995.html?tag=st